Grace for Unbearable Days
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Grace for Unbearable Days

Instead of offering more details or more information, he does something even better: he promises his very presence.
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The danger is not destruction. It is reduction.
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MacArthur’s courage to speak Scripture’s truth, no matter the audience, should be commended.

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